Shot at Dawn Memorial

The Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens near , in , England. It commemorates the 309 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: war memorial
  • Also known as: “Shot at Dawn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Memorial Arboretum and Croxall Lakes.

Park
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The Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens… is situated 1,400 feet north of Shot at Dawn Memorial.

Nature reserve
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is a located between the…

Memorial
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The is a national … is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Shot at Dawn Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Croxall and Alrewas.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now…

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield District of , England.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Lichfield district of , England. is situated 1½ miles west of Shot at Dawn Memorial.

Shot at Dawn Memorial

Latitude
52.72471° or 52° 43′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.72445° or 1° 43′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C4WP7FG+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1799767104
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q3482539
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Shot at Dawn Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արշալույսին ընկածների հուշարձան”
  • Dutch: “Shot at Dawn Memorial”
  • French: “Shot at Dawn Memorial”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת נורה עם שחר”
  • Polish: “Shot at Dawn Memorial”
  • Russian: “Памятник павшим на рассвете”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Royal Army Medical Corps Memorial Grove and The Irish Infantry Grove.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.

Staffordshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Stoke-on-Trent and Lichfield.

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